Emmanuel Adegboyega
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-09-16) 16 September 2003
Place of birth Dundalk, Ireland
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Walsall
(on loan from Norwich City)
Number 36
Youth career
2021 Drogheda United
2022 Dundalk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 Drogheda United 22 (1)
2023– Norwich City 0 (0)
2024– → Walsall (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:28, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

Emmanuel Adegboyega (born 16 September 2003) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for Walsall, on loan from Norwich City, as a defender.[2]

Career

Born in Dundalk,[1] Adegboyega spent his early career with Drogheda United and Dundalk, returning to Drogheda United in January 2023.[3] He scored his first senior goal in March 2023,[4][5] and earned a Man of the Match award in a derby game against former club Dundalk in June 2023.[6]

Adegboyega signed for English club Norwich City in August 2023,[7][8][9] initially playing for the under-21 team,[10] and he moved on loan to Walsall in January 2024.[11][12]

References

  1. 1 2 "Emmanuel Adegboyega". worldfootball.net.
  2. ↑ "Republic of Ireland - E. Adegboyega - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  3. ↑ "Drogheda United announce the capture of defender Emmanuel Adegboyega from Dundalk". Independent.ie. 23 January 2023.
  4. ↑ Buttner, Paul (10 March 2023). "Adegboyega on the mark as Drogheda overcome UCD" – via www.rte.ie. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ↑ Buttner, Paul (10 March 2023). "Teenage centre-back nabs winner as Drogheda United move up to fourth". The 42.
  6. ↑ "Lessons to learn from Louth derby loss says Drogheda United's Emmanuel Adegboyega". Independent.ie. 26 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "Norwich City complete signing of Emmanuel Adegboyega". Norwich City.
  8. ↑ "Norwich City confirm deal for Irish defender". Norwich Evening News. 3 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Ex Drogheda United and Dundalk ace Emmanuel Adegboyega raring to go at Norwich City". www.independent.ie. 7 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "City summer arrival could be their next star in the making". Eastern Daily Press. 6 September 2023.
  11. ↑ "Walsall sign Norwich defender Adegboyega on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  12. ↑ Team, Extratime. "Emmanuel Adegboyega joins Walsall on loan from Norwich City". extratime.com.
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